Receive alerts from your local agencies
...or text your ZIP CODE to 888777 for mobile alerts

Full Notification

City of Cleveland, Texas
Thursday December 6th, 2018 :: 05:53 a.m. CST

Community

Flash Flood Watch until 12:00PM Saturday

The National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of south central Texas and southeast Texas...including the following counties...in south central Texas...Coastal Jackson and Inland Jackson. In southeast Texas...Austin...Brazoria Islands...Brazos... Burleson...Chambers...Coastal Brazoria...Coastal Galveston... Coastal Harris...Coastal Matagorda...Colorado...Fort Bend... Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula...Grimes...Houston... Inland Brazoria...Inland Galveston...Inland Harris...Inland Matagorda...Madison...Matagorda Islands...Montgomery... Northern Liberty...Polk...San Jacinto...Southern Liberty... Trinity...Walker...Waller...Washington and Wharton.

* From Friday afternoon through Saturday morning

* A cold front and potent upper level system are forecast to move across the area and produce locally heavy rainfall Friday afternoon into Saturday morning. Rainfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches are expected over most of the area but isolated spots could see as much as 8 to 10 inches. Rainfall should be coming to an end early Saturday morning from the west and clear the coast by Saturday afternoon.

* This episode of heavy rainfall could result in isolated flash flooding along area roadways, underpasses and low lying areas as well as small creeks and tributaries.

* AFFECTED AREAS: SAN JACINTO ... GRIMES ... MONTGOMERY ... TRINITY ... MADISON ... BRAZORIA ISLANDS ... BRAZOS ... INLAND MATAGORDA ... COASTAL MATAGORDA ... WALKER ... INLAND HARRIS ... AUSTIN ... MATAGORDA ISLANDS ... WHARTON ... INLAND GALVESTON ... COLORADO ... GALVESTON ISLAND AND BOLIVAR PENINSULA ... INLAND JACKSON ... HOUSTON ... COASTAL GALVESTON ... POLK ... WASHINGTON ... CHAMBERS ... BURLESON ... SOUTHERN LIBERTY ... COASTAL JACKSON ... COASTAL BRAZORIA ... WALLER ... COASTAL HARRIS ... NORTHERN LIBERTY ... INLAND BRAZORIA ... FORT BEND

Instructions:

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of floods and flash floods. If flash flooding is observed...act quickly. Move up to escape flood waters. Do not stay in areas subject to flooding when water begins rising. A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

Address/Location
City of Cleveland, Texas
907 E Houston St
Cleveland, TX 77327

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 281-592-2667

TEXT-A-TIP -  Text TIP CLEVELANDTX followed by your message, to 888777

Submit an anonymous web tip

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Watch

Navigate & Discover